Come Back, Kids! It's Annual Farm Day at Pure Luck Goat Dairy

Amelia Sweethardt, a young Texas native, oversees day-to-day operations at Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, just outside of Dripping Springs. Her award-winning goat cheese, carried by Whole Foods, Central Market and Wheatsville, is not only the stuff of local legend, but also the subject of a recent article in Oprah magazine.

As Oprah tells it, Amelia inherited Pure Luck Farm -- one of the first in Texas to be certified organic -- from her mom, Sara Bolton. Sara, who passed away in 2005, spent over 20 years fashioning the farm around an ideal of environmental sustainability, certain sweet, four-legged creatures known as goats, and her own impeccably developed taste buds.

Today, Amelia and several other family members work hard to maintain Sara's high standards of cheesemaking, and they continue to put l-o-v-e in every batch. This Satuday, the public is invited to witness that top-secret process as Pure Luck holds its annual Open Farm Day. When you stop by, you can also:

Milk the goats (instruction provided)
Take a tour of the farm and the dairy
Feed and pet the baby goats
“Pig” out on goat cheese (just some farm humor, folks!)
Buy cheeses and other farm products at the farmstand

And, if you get the chance, ask Amelia about the handcrafted goat cheese with honey and roses that she served at her wedding last weekend! Yum...

Open Farm Day at Pure Luck Farm and Dairy
Saturday, April 28
11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Pure Luck Farms [directions]
$1 per person

photo by flickr marymuses

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By beth_lebwohl in Food on April 25, 2007 12:33 PM 0 Comments

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Jodi

Reporting back....Pure Luck is wonderful. The family that run the farm are so sweet, the samples were plentiful and delicious, and being able to learn how to milk a goat was so much fun! It was a fantastic weekend excursion and totally worth the drive. I also recommend a stop-off at Gigi's for coffee and fresh donuts on the way there.

tamara

there is simply nothing wrong with anything they do. in fact it's more like it feels so right...tastes so right...so it seems like you might be doing something wrong. but no! my personal favorite is the basil pesto blend. it is a hike to go out there but one must go...must go...! and of course the possibility of meeting the Esteemed Goats...dairyrific.

fatnhappycheeseater

forget beer, my gut is exclusively from Pure Luck

goatface_killah

austinist readers: you made my day. thanks for going for the goats.

xo,

b

cousin dave

I'll vouch for their cheese -- it's stunningly good.

Ryan Mosley

Pure Luck dairy is amazing. The people are incredible and the cheese is to die for. Nothing to round out a weekend like a trip to the dairy and some Salt Lick on the way home!